Why I’m so proud of Gavin today

As I've said many times, I'm trying to focus on the positive. It's not always easy to do but I've found that there is almost always something I can add to the positive column. Sometimes I have to look a bit harder than other times but there's usually something there. Today I'm needing to dig a bit deeper but I do have something positive to share with the rest of the class. I mentioned earlier that I had to take Gavin to get his blood work done. Historically, Gavin and blood work have been an absolute nightmare. Gavin wouldn't cooperate and would get very aggressive with the people trying to draw his blood. He would end up having to be restrained, security would show up and it never went well.…

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Being an #Autism parent is f*cking hard and life doesn’t make things any easier

It's been a minute since I've written anything publicly. I spent some time today writing but it was painful and unfortunately, necessary. I'm hoping to move forward now and put some of this recent shit in the rear view. All I can do is try. Life simply sucks sometimes, no matter now hard you try to see the positive. Life can suck even when there's plenty of positive things to celebrate as well. I've been struggling a great deal recently and if I'm ever able to explain in more detail, I will. For now, I'll simply say things have been difficult and this doesn't have anything to do with Lizze or the kids. This is all stuff from my childhood. I find it very challenging to focus on the things…

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This morning is a perfect example of why #Autism and #SpecialNeeds parents need to be flexible

Today's already not going as planned. I was supposed to get the boys to school, go walking and then take Gavin to Akron Children's Hospital. Unfortunately, things fell apart rather quickly this morning. Elliott woke up not feeling well. He's got a runny nose, sore throat and now a fever. It appears as though he's spiking a fever because he went from 99°F to almost 101°F in a span of a few maybe 15 minutes. This is most likely nothing but because of the Whooping Cough thing at school, they're tracking the kids with fevers I guess. That makes sense actually. Emmett was the one directly exposed and treated with antibiotics. He remains a-symptomatic and so does everyone else in the class, from what I understand. Anyway, as I said,…

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How the kids having a rough morning can be viewed in a positive light by #Autism parents

The boys got off to school with relative ease. It's important to understand the relative ease part means that all things considered, it could have been worse. Frankly, any morning we can walk away from in one piece is victory. I wanted to take a minute and help provide some insight into the above paragraph because it can help you better understand some of the challenges facing Autism families like mine. I was expecting a bit of resistance this morning because we had a rough night. Lizze and I took the kids clothes shopping at Kohl's after dinner last night. Gavin desperately needed pants and we had been trying to hold off as long as we could because we're working very hard to help him gain weight. Money is tight…

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Dealing with the unplanned when you’re an #Autism parent

This week is just not going as planned. Truthfully, none of this was planned and how could it be? What I'm referring to is our plans to deal with the unplanned events of this week.. Our goal has been to get the kids back to school but they're missing their second day today. No one is in a very good place and everyone is on emotional overload, with the only exception being Gavin. Frankly, I'm glad he's not going through what the rest of us are. Every single day of is life is hard for him and if even can escape things from time to time because he just doesn't process things like grief, more power to him. He doesn't need anymore challenges in his life. Lizze and I are…

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